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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Jun 21, 2018
June 21, 2018
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What's the Buzz:
April the Giraffe might be pregnant again.
As you remember, last year the 16-year-old giraffe at the Animal Adventure Parkin New York state had a baby giraffe with people watching on YouTube live --more than 232-million of them.
Now, the park says they have sent out April's droppings to be analyzed by another zoo's labto see whether she could be pregnant again by measuring the estrogen and progesterone concentrations. She's already had four calves. If she *is* indeed pregnant, the new baby giraffe would likely arrive sometime next year (2019).
The park has its own YouTube page, and April has her own Twitter accountas well.At the local Cop Shop:
Oh the irony of this guy's name!
Twenty-one-year-old BENJAMIN BEER, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, plead guilty to a DUI when police found him next to his upside-down car. He reportedly hit other cars and officers who arrived first on scene quickly realized that he was drunk. He failed several field sobriety tests and is expected to have his license suspended and have to pay a fine when he gets sentenced. (Myers)Losers in Lockup:
If you're going to pay for dinner with a stolen credit card, make sure the victim isn't standing right in front of you.
Arkansas police say 21-year-old SHAMON WESTdecided to pay for his meal at a Pine Bluff eatery with a stolen cardTuesday. What he didn't realize was that the card belonged to his waitress. Waitress FLORA LUNSFORDsays her card was taken from her vehicle Sunday and she was shocked when a customer handed it to her for payment. The waitress quickly phoned police and West was arrested on charges of forgery and theft. (Still)